On its Saturday night premiere, Surviving Compton attracted an average of 2.3 million total viewers and was cable's #1 entertainment telecast (excluding sports) among total viewers, Adults 25-54 (1.2 million), Women 25-54 (934,000), Adults 18-49 (1.1 million) and Women 18-49 (836,000), according to Nielsen Media Research.

Additionally, Surviving Compton was the #1 most social TV program (excluding sports) on the day of premiere with 216,000 unique people generating 506,000 interactions across Facebook and Twitter. Surviving Compton was the #1 most social movie of the weekend with a total of 573,000 interactions.

Saturday's premiere of the one-hour documentary Beyond the Headlines: Michel'le averaged 1.9 million total viewers, retaining 83% of its Surviving Compton lead-in.

Based on the life story of celebrated hip-hop recording artist Michel'le, Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le tells the story of the first lady of Ruthless Records, who triumphed over a life riddled with abuse and adversity. The movie stars Rhyon Nicole Brown (Lincoln Heights) as Michel'le, newcomer Curtis Hamilton as Dr. Dre and R. Marcos Taylor, who reprises his role as Suge Knight after having starred as the music executive in last year's feature film, Straight Outta Compton. Jamie Kennedy (Scream, Malibu's Most Wanted) also stars as music manager Jerry Heller.

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